THE MICROSCOPE MADE EASY: OR, I. THE NATURE, USES, AND MAGNIFYING POWERS OF THE BEST KINDS OF MICROSCOPES DESCRIBED, CALCULATED, AND EXPLAINED: FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF SUCH, PARTICULARLY, AS DESIRE TO SEARCH INTO WONDERS OF THE MINUTE CREATION, THO' THEY ARE NOT ACQUAINTED WITH OPTICS. TOGETHER WITH FULL DIRECTIONS HOW TO PREPARE, APPLY, EXAMINE, AND PRESERVE ALL SORTS OF OBJECTS, AND PROPER CAUTIONS TO BE OBSERVED IN VIEWING THEM. II. AN ACCOUNT OF WHAT SURPRISING DISCOVERIES HAVE BEEN ALREADY MADE, BY THE MICROSCOPE: WITH USEFUL REFLECTIONS ON THEM. AND ALSO A GREAT VARIETY OF NEW EXPERIMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS, POINTING OUT MANY UNCOMMON SUBJECTS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF THE CURIOUS. ILLUSTRATED WITH COPPER PLATES. THE FOURTH EDITION: WITH AN

Henry Baker.

Publication Date: 1754

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1754, London, printed for R. and J. Dodsley, fourth edition, ppxvi + 311 + (xiii), fifteen plates and folding table, original full calf. Hinges cracked but holding firm, worming in margins pp229-260 and index not affecting text, label chipped, otherwise good.

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• Title: THE MICROSCOPE MADE EASY: OR, I. THE NATURE, USES, AND MAGNIFYING POWERS OF THE BEST KINDS OF MICROSCOPES DESCRIBED, CALCULATED, AND EXPLAINED: FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF SUCH, PARTICULARLY, AS DESIRE TO SEARCH INTO WONDERS OF THE MINUTE CREATION, THO' THEY ARE NOT ACQUAINTED WITH OPTICS. TOGETHER WITH FULL DIRECTIONS HOW TO PREPARE, APPLY, EXAMINE, AND PRESERVE ALL SORTS OF OBJECTS, AND PROPER CAUTIONS TO BE OBSERVED IN VIEWING THEM. II. AN ACCOUNT OF WHAT SURPRISING DISCOVERIES HAVE BEEN ALREADY ...
• Publication Date: 1754